5 billionaires who have cars are very common

Toyota / Editing Charles-André Leroux

Germain Goyer

Friday, 22 September 2017 12:21

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It happens that we imagine winning the lottery and dream about what we would buy as car. It is normal. But yet, some of the billionaires known to have cars absolutely mundane. And CNBC has made the count.

Alice Walton

Ford / Mount Charles-André Leroux

The daughter of the founder of Walmart, Alice Walton follows in the footsteps of his father Sam, who moved candidly at the wheel of a Ford F-150 1979. It leads to the same model, but a bit more recent. It is a model produced in 2006.

Ingvar Kamprad

Volvo / Editing Charles-André Leroux

Founder of the retail chain Ikea, Ingvar Kamprad has encouraged his homeland when the time came to acquire his car. He recently sold his old Volvo 240 so that a relative told her that she was starting to be less secure than it already has been. Due to its simplicity and effectiveness, the 240 embodies the principles of Ikea.

Mark Zuckerberg

Acura / Editing Charles-André Leroux

Of course, the Acura TSX is more luxurious and prestigious vehicles of the brand Honda. However, there is a consensus that the CEO of the social network the most important on the planet could afford all the vehicles that he wants. In an interview for CNBC, he had confided that he appreciated her TSX for its security, comfort and discretion.

Steve Ballmer

Ford / Mount Charles-André Leroux

The former CEO of Microsoft has always had a fondness for the vehicles of the brand Ford since his father was a manager for this american giant. Given that Microsoft had designed the infotainment system Sync used in Ford vehicles, he was to preach by example and drive with a Fusion hybrid.

Warren Buffet

Cadillac / Mount Charles-André Leroux

Warren Buffet is living providently given his impressive personal fortune. After driving behind the wheel of a Cadillac DTS for many years, his daughter convinced him to modernize a bit. In 2014, the choice is stopped on another Cadillac, this time a XTS. It was pointed out to Forbes magazine that he did not feel the need to change the car every year as it goes only 5600 km annually in average, with his personal vehicle.